Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON: Interfaith vigil in memory of Conn. victims
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The crowd at Palmer Square listened in respectful silence Thursday as Mary Sherlach’s name was read first, followed by Anne Marie Murphy’s name. The name of every victim of the Connecticut school massacre was read during an interfaith candlelight vigil to remember the victims as well as their families.…
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WEST WINDSOR
Council pays respects to Newtown victims By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet WEST WINDSOR — On behalf of West Windsor, the Township Council paid its respects to the 20 children and six adults that were murdered in Newtown, Conn. The council started its Dec. 17 meeting with a moment of silence for the victims…
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PRINCETON: Insanity ruling in murder
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer A schizophrenic man was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing of his roommate at Princeton House two years ago. Superior Court Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. made that decision at a Dec. 13 bench trial of Michael Leal, a New Brunswick resident charged with murder…
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: Getting past the college application process
By Byrne Fahey Acceptance. Rejection. Deferral. You’d think they would at least make the terms consistent, right? Acceptance, rejectance, deferrance. Or perhaps acception, rejection, defertion. But then again, consistency in the words would not make it any easier to interpret them. It seems simple. An acceptance is a “yes,” a rejection is a “no,” a…
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WEST WINDSOR: 42>Grover Homestead report won’t be released
By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet WEST WINDSOR The Grover Homestead criminal investigation is finished, but the public, including the Grover Restoration Committee, will never be able to see the police report. Accusations flew at the Dec. 17 council meeting when frustrated members of the Grover Committee learned they would not be able…
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PRINCETON: School board election to be in November
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton school board elections will move from April to November starting next year, a move that extends the terms of the nine elected members and takes the annual school budget off the ballot. The Board of Education voted, 6-1, on Tuesday to make the change, one that reverses a…
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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Montgomery Kuei Chan Chang, 71, of Princeton, was issued summonses for failure to stop or yield, failure to report an accident, and leaving the scene of an accident at Grayson Drive and Red Oak Way on Dec.18 around 8:45 a.m. Katarina Joslin, 17, of Princeton, was issued a summons for careless driving after allegedly hitting…
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PRINCETON: Planning Board OKs university arts and transit project
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Princeton University had its $300 million arts and transit project approved by the Regional Planning Board Tuesday night, despite objections from residents upset that it involves moving the NJ Transit’s Dinky train station. After a lengthy public comment period, the board voted, 9-1, in favor of the proposal the…
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PRINCETON: School leaders offer advice to parents, staff
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer School superintendents from the region were seeking to project an aura of calm in the wake of Friday’s massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut. ”It is important that we reassure our students that the adults in their lives are doing all that is possible to keep them safe…
